An Evening of Poetry & Music

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

7:00pm to 9:30pm

Dabney Hall, Lounge

With Irish Poet Ciaran Carson and his musician wife, Deirdre Carson

7:00 p.m. Program: Poetry Reading and Live Irish Music, Dabney Lounge
8:00 p.m. Dessert Reception, Jorgensen Foyer

Esteemed Irish poet Ciaran Carson and his musician wife, Deirdre, have been invited to Caltech as part of a student class on modern and contemporary Irish literature, taught by Caltech professor of English Kevin Gilmartin. Enjoy reserved seating for this intimate and lively evening of poetry and music in the Irish tradition of aisling, (Irish for dream) from this dynamic couple.

After the live performance, enjoy a private reception and book signing with the Carsons, and invited faculty and students from the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Wine, coffee, and desserts will be served.

Kindly respond by May 10 online at www.associates.caltech.edu/0517 or by contacting Ruby Rico at [email protected] or (626) 395-6392.

About the Program

Ciaran Carson has written many books of poetry, translation, and prose. His most recent book is From Elsewhere, translations of the work of the French poet Jean Follain, paired with his own "spins"on the translations. Carson has won several literary awards, including the Forward Prize and the T S Eliot Prize. He holds the Seamus Heaney Chair of Poetry at Queen's University Belfast and is a traditional flute player. He is a member of Aosdána, the affiliation of Irish artists, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Deirdre Carson initially learned the fiddle from her father, Paddy Shannon, and has been influenced by the fiddle styles of Sligo and Leitrim. She and Ciaran have been making music together for some 40 years. Together they will be exploring the aisling tradition through poetry and music.

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